Rivers of France
Map showing the important French rivers
The longest river in France is the Loire, which flows from the south to the north and then east into the Atlantic ocean.
The river Seine has its source in Burgundy and then flows through Paris to the English Chanel.
The Rhone begins in the eastern mountain region of the Alps then flows south to the Mediterranean Sea.
The Rhine defines a natural border between France and Germany.
There are thousands of kilometres of navigable water ways and canals, used both for pleasure and commercial traffic.
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